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Nevada County picayune., 1887-04-27
Women in Ward Politics.

The municipal ele ections of Kan sas have presented d most remark able and deplorable spectacle that of women entering ward poli- tics in all the spirit of the Jesuit maxim that the end justities the means. It is hard to read the de. scrip,ions of the scenes at the p,.lls and proceeding the election with any approach at equanlmity. They are reyolting to all the cher ished traditions that teach respect for women as one of the highest virtues in men. The leading is sues in most of these elections next to that of prohibition was a subject which the rules of good breeding forbid gentlemen to dis cuss in the presence of ladies. Yet it was forced into the cam paign with all it's attendant filth, In Topeka the females of the aux Hilary branch of the local Equa Suffrage association called on Mayor Cotran and demanded a full explanation of the presence of harlots in the city in spite of the law against prostitution. The mayor tried to explain that under the law these women were inno. cent until proven guilty. The po- litical females would not accept the explanation. The professional prostitutes were guilty. Why were they not punished? The mayor explained that it required proof in sworn evidence. Why, then, was not forthcomings But the proof must be direct" he an- swered, in an attempt to escape. It was useless. A Mrs. Case told  him that they were there for busi- ness, and the scene that insued Is thus described in the Chicago Tribune by an eyewitness:
 "The law requires that there shall be direct proof. That a wit ness shall swear that this has been seen-so-and.so; you under standw
 No they didn't.
 Cofran was sweating blood. H' was turning like wounded beast at bay. They waiting, Mrs Woods, the lady with the tender face and some recollection of hei girlhood, had crept out into the hall. Perhaps the speaker saw l was useless to be politely evasive
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''It is an old letter addressed to you, and you never saw it before"
 She felt that she must vindicate herself, and her ans wer came full and clear:
 q just found it in the old sleigh. I do not know how long it has lain there.'
 He glanced again at the letter: it must be the same one; he knew the date so we'll. The tone was al. most eager now
 "YOu never saw it before, Beth? You did not receive it-my last let ter-and leave it unanswered?"
 "Can you doubt me, Wlll!' She was looking him in the face now.
 II might have have known bet ter, but you were always so punct- ual, and when received no an swer to my last letter l was too proud to write and ask an eXplana- tion. thought you had given me up, like everyone else in B.. Can you forgive me for want of confidence! But he needed not words tor answer.
 When MT. Allen came hurrying back the sleigh had two occu pants. It was some time before they could explain matters to his bewilded mind, but when light began to dawn he exclaimed:
 "It was that Jim; he's so care less! Lost letter for me once."
 Will was persuaded to accOmpa> ' ny them home, an d it was very merry party that surprised Mrs. Allen by their early appearance.
 As soon as possible Mir. Allen hurried his wife off to the kitchen to unravel the mystery, while Will ond Elizabeth read and re-read the old letter by the light of the hick = Ory fire.
 What Ruth Miller would say was source of much anxiety to Mrs. Allen, until one day Will remarked much to her peace of mind, that Ruth had been engaged for some time to friend of his in the west gentleman whom she met some years before while visiting in the city. .aHi
 The house upon the hill Will and Liza both call home, and the old yellow sleigh-well, as MT. Allen says, it's not every sleigh that can boast of romance like that Portland Transcript.
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Stature and Greatness

The men who commonly are ac' counted great may be either small orl arge stature. Saml J. Tilden, the foremost American statesman of our period and a man of extra ordinary intilectual breadth and capacity, was short, slight, and throughout his life delicate health, though with strong vitality and much nervous force. Mir. Glad stone is a tall man, and so also is Bismarck, but Dlsraeli was of mid dle height only, and Napoleon Bo- naparte was short, while Yelling was not tall. Jefferson wag tall :, thin, and angular, but Alexander Hamilton was slight and consid, erably under middle stature. Franklin was short and fat, and Peter Cooper was only about five I feet six. Commodore Vanderbilt was tall and commanding, but Jay Gould is short and mrimpressiyt in hls physical appearance. Glanl was short, and so was Mcclellan. Farragut was a rather small man, but Robert k. Lee was of a com manding stature, as was also Char lemagne, but Hannibal was very small and Julius Caesar was no, above medium height. New York Sun. HE
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THE DARKEST HOUR.

For period of four years 1 have been n victim of a very severe and agonizing case of Salt Rhcum, which affected my hands to such an extent that they almost became q burden.
 My hand became raw ard horrifying, conn polling me to keep it covered all the time.
 Eye spent hundreds of dollars for various preparations. but instead Of bcneti,ting my condition, they all seemed to stimulate and encourage the progress of the miserable dis ease, until had about given up all hope.
 But thank heaven. the darkest hour is just before day" and am reioiced to know that positive cure has been found, which is known as B. B. B. Botanic Blood Balm.
 My family all rejoice ut its magical cura- tive powers in giving me relief. My hand has been cured and resembles a burnt sur face after being healed over, more than any thing else. It has also cured my two child ren of loathesome form of itch which had resisted all previous treatment. | refer to any business house in Moody and to Thos. Payne, Druggist, of whom l purchased the goods. Signed. W. A. BRYANT.
 Moody, Texas, April, 2, 1886.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-04-27

For sale by II. Moncrief X Bro; J. O. Howell, and Jno. NJ. Milburn, Prescott, Ark.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-04-27
A WOMAN'S QUESTION.
BY ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING.

 Do you know you have asked for the costli-
 est thing
 Ever made by the hand above 4 womans heart, and d womans life, And woman's wonderful love! Do you know you have ask cd for this price
 less thing,
 As q child might ask for toy Demanding what others have died to win, With the reckless dash of Il boy. You have written my lesson of duty out, Man-like you have questioned me; Now stand at the bar of my woman s soul, Until l shall question thee. You require your mutton shall always be hot, Your socks and your shirts shall be whole: 1 require your heart to be IS true as Gods
 stars,
 And pure ss heaven, your soul. You require cook for your mutton and
 beef,
 l require Il far better thing; A seamstress you're wanting for stockings
 and shirts
 l look for man and king. A king for a beautiful realm called home, And man that the Maker, God, Shall look upon as he did the first, And say "it is very good.' l am fair and young, but the rose will fade From my soft young cheek some day, Will you love me the then mid the falling
 leaves,
 As you did mid the bloom of May. Is your heart an ocean so strong and deep may launch my all on its tide: 4 loving woman finds heaven or hell On the day she is made q bride. l require all things that are grand and true. All things that a man should be, If you give this all would sake my life To be all you demand of me. If you cannot do this, laundress and cook You can hire with little to pay; But woman heart, and woman's life, Are not to be won that way.
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THE OLD SLEIGH.

"Lizabethw
 "Coming.'
 "There, mother, old Speckle has returned thanks at last" holding up plump white egg that would ho credit to any queen of the poul' try yard.
 "Well, 1 a lers said that hen was thankful for past mercies, though your father would laugh every time I said so. Liddy Stevens has just been here: she wanted to sec you, but you was gone so long l thought you must be down to Miss Pennell's."
 "Yes, met her as she came through the yard."
 "She didn't tell you the news, did she!n
 "She told me that Will Marston had returned from California.
 Ut does beat all bout that boy seems just like the piece O poe try you read sometime about the feller that went off and stayed so many years and then come back and took his mother out O the poor house-Only it's the father this time. The very worst of the deacon's six it called him, and that's just what Will was then. l never believed he had anything tI do with that scrape down to the village. Liddy says he's terribly rich, and is going to take care of his father; the deacon must be glad, for guess he's stayed with Celeb most as long as he can com fortably. They say he's going to marry Sam Mlller's daughter Ruth. You see when Bob Miller went out there for health Wtll found him ont and done little kind nesses tor him, and when he was too sick to write home Will wrote for him. Part O the time Sam was sick hisself, so Ruth answered the letters, and he fell in love with her that way. There didn't anybody but the deacon and the Millers know he was coming, Sam drove down to the depot and carried him up to Caleb's. Guess they were some surprised to see him."
 There is no knowing how long Mrs. Allen would have gone on her tongue keeping time to the busy clack .clack of her needles, had not MT. Aliens step sounded on the walk.
 Elizabeth never talked much and the mother did not mind hel silence to onlght. A slight qulvel about the sensitive mouth alone told how keenly the words were felt, and the sigh of relief whlcl escaped at the welcomed sound 0 her fathers voice was lost in tn. noise he made as he entered stamp ing the snow from his boots.
 "Why, father, does it snow! have been so busy talking l hain' thought to look through the win dow for some time."
 "Yes, it's begun to came dowi right smart; shouldn't wonder i it was good sleighing by to nor row.n
 "You don't think it's going tt
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perhaps he saw that if the ladies had no consideration for them. selves Ire was not in duty bound to shield them: perhaps 1t was desperation, or all these. for he went on and told. Shame, Shame. The man stood in the middle of the room. blushing at the offense he felt he had done himself. The pic. ture was that of squaws about a stake.
 Is the picture overdrawn. Such a picture could not well be. But let us see further.
 We read that the 2OO women who went to the polls to vote and work in the election at Wichita "about one half were sporting wO men," We read that one of the : most deplorable incidents of the day was the assailing of Mrs. Ga { briefs character by members of the WOmah's Christian Temper ance union when tue fact of the matter is beyond question that 1 Mrs. Gabriel is one of the most high. minded and respectable ladies in Parsons, and any insinuatiOhs to the contrary are vilest slln : i ders.n
 At Leavenworth women of all classes and colors thronged the polls together; women did the work of touting around the polls which is generally left to the low est '.bummers' hired at S2 per day. Ladies" the dispatches say, occupied carriages of all kinds and ordered them driven hlther and thither to pick up all classes of women irrespective of color or social standing to cast their bal lots for their particular candi : dates" Worst of all We are told further that ..ladies set lunches and entertain men in their par lors; that young ladies used their charms to influence young men, How layishly these charms were used is not particularized, but in this species of electioneering, where the votes of one sex are to be controlled by the personal at. trachOns of the other, females who pretend to decency are placed at q decided disadvantage in the com petition.
 Every man who respects himself respects women above himself. Every intelligent man knows that the world in which he passes his life is not fit for his wife and daughters. Every manly man makes his first object in l,teto ere ate a home in which he may guard the woman he loves and respects from the contaminating influences to which he is unavOidably sub- jected in the struggle for exist ence. He excludes from it all that is base and vile as far as in him lies, because he knows that it the home is not pure there can be no purity left. But how can it possi- bly, be so, when women leave it, abandon the stron giiold and de scend into the corruption that al- ways has been---that always will be, without! ~l ! The spectacle in Kansas is q sad one. There is no hope that Kan sas politics will be purified" 5y the new element. The attempt has none of the elements of an eX- pertinent. Its results is as cer tain as the result of attempting to purify ink by adding to it equal quantity of clear water. Missouri Rapuhlicuu
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FLESH SLOUGHING OFF IN PIECES.

For two wears have beer confined to bed with a loathesomc form of Blood Poison, which had about eaten me up, and l and others had no hope of recovery. For awhile l could neither walk, sit down, nor lie down, only in misery as my flesh seemed to be falling off my bones in pieces as big as hen egg. My appetite was lost, my bones ached and pained me. and friends even summed me. l used Vpriou, blood purify CTS without benefit, and several physicians treated me until large sums of money had been expended, but not one particle of goo 1 did any one give me.
 On the 9th of February. lSSG, Mr. F. R.. Jackson called to see if l was no, dead. as it was thought could not endure my suffering much longer He concluded to try bottle of B B. E. and got one from Mr. Brocking- ton, at Beaufort <. C., and before it had all been used l commenced -uining strength. my appetite improved. aud sores commenced healing and when two bottles had been used was on my feet and walking around to the astonishment of everybody.
 Witness: MRS LAURA HART. FRED k. JACKSON
 Beaufort. s. C.. May 10, l6s6.
 All who desire full information about the cause and cure of Blood Poisons, Scrofula and Scrofulous Swelings, Ulcers, Sores, Rheumatism, Kidney Complaints, Catarrh, etc, can secure by mail, free, copy of our 32-page Illustrated Book of Wonders filled with the most wonderful and startling proof ever before known.
 Address, BLOOD BALM O.,
 Atlanta, Ga. For sale by II. Moncrief X Bro; J. 0. Howell, and Jno. NJ. Milbum, Prescott, Ark.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1887-09-29
cosumption. wasting Diseases.

And General d ebilisy. Doctors dis
agree as to the relative value Of Cod
Liver OIL and Hypophosphites, the
one supplying strength and flesh the
other giving nerve power, and acting
as tonic to the digestive and entire
system. But in Scott's Emulsion of
Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphltes,
the two are combined, and the effect
is wonderful. Thousands who have
derived no permanent benefit from
other preparations have been cured
by It's use. This is not an assump-
ton, but facts that are substantlated
by the experience of the past 10
years, and the endorsements Of thou
sands of the best physicians through
out the country. 29-4
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1887-09-29
A CAT For An.


In order to give all q chance to
test it, and thus be convinced of its
wonderful curative powers, DR..
Kings New discovery for consump-
ton, coughs and colds, will be, for 8
limited time. given away. This Of
fer is not only liberal, but shows un.
bounded faith in the merits of this
great remedy. All who suffer from
coughs, colds, consumption, asthma,
bronchitis, or any affection of throat
chest or lungs, are especially re
quested to call at w. c. CASTOR &
Co.'s drug store, and get trial bot,
tie free, large bottles 81. 28t4
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1887-09-29
Drunkenness or the AaQnor Habzt Posi-,
lively Cured By administering Dr..
Haineo' Golden spscifc.

It can he given IN a cup of coffee
or tea without the knowledge of the
person taking 1t; is absolutely harm
less aud will effect q permanent and
speedy cure, whether the patient is
8 moderate drinker or an alcoholic
wreck. Thousands of drunkards
have been made temperate men who
have taken Golden Specific in their
coffee without their knowledge, and
to-day believe they quit drinking of
their own free will. TT NEVER
FAILS. The system once impreg-
mated with the Specific it becomes an
utter impossibiIity for the liquor
appetite to exist. For full partic-
uIars address GOLDEN SPECIFIC
CO., 1876 Race ST., Cincinnati, o,
3sly
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1887-09-29
Renews Her Youth.

Mrs. Phoebe Chesley, Peterson,
Clay Co., Iowa, tells the following
remarkable story, the truth Of which
is vouched for by the residents OF
the town: 81 am 73 years old, have
been troubled with kidney complaint
and lameness for many years; could
not dress myself without help. Now
/ am free from all pain and soreness,
and am able to do all my own house,
work. / owe my thanks to Electric
Bitters for having renewed my youth
and removed completely all disease
and pain. Try bottle, SOC. and
81. at w. G.. CASTOR and Co.'s drug
store. 28t4
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1887-09-29

A GIFT.-Go to Martin & Apple
gate druggists, Keytesville, and get
a bottle FREE Of the Great South
American Nervine Tonic and Stom-
ach and Liver cure. 1t is by all
odds the most powerful and astonish
ing cure for disease, all forms OF
weakness and failing health ever i'm
ported into North America. This
cures when everything else fails.
READ TESTIMONIAL BELOW
Ed. J. Brown, druggist. Of Edna,
No., writes: my health had beer
very poor for years, l only weighed
10 pounds when commenced using
ssNeryine Tonic I have used two
bottles and now weigh $50 pounds
and am much stronger and better
than he has been for years. Ny
customers see what it has done fol
me and buy it eagerly. 1t gives
great satisfactiou, ely
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1887-09-29
Don't You Know

that you cannot afford to neglect that
catarrh? Don't you know that IL
may lead 70 consumption, to insani-
ty, to death? Don't you know that
At can be easily cured? Don't you
know that while the thousand and
one nostrums you have tried have
utterly failed that DR.. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy is certain cure7 Il has
stood the test Of years, and there
are hundreds Of thousands Of grate-
ful men and women In all parts Of
the country who can testify 20 its
efficacy. All druggists.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1887-09-29
Give Them q onanoe

That IS to say, your lungs. Also
all your breathing machinery, Very
wonderful machinery it is. Not only
the larger air-passages, but the thou
sands of little tubes and cavities lead
ing from them.
When these are clogged and chok-
ed with matter which ought not to be
there, your lungs cannot half do their
work. And what they do, they can
not do we'll.
Call it cold, cough, Group, pneu-
monis, catarrb, consumption or any
of the family of throat and nose and
head and lung obstructons, all are
had. ALI ought to be got rid Of.
There is just one sure way to get rid
of them. That is to take Boschee's s
German Syrup, which any druggist
will sell you at 70 cents bottle.
Even if everything else has failed
you, you may depend upon this fol
certain.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1887-09-29
Sorghum Sugar.

Nothing has been q source Of
greater inspiration or encouragement
to the people of Fort Scott in partic
ular and the State Of Kansas in gen.
eral than the establishment Of the
fact beyond all doubt that the expe-
riment in the manufacture Of sugar
from sorghum cane, conducted at
Parkinson sugar-works in this city,
have terminated in the most COM
plete and gratifying success. The
sugar works have only been in oper-
alton since the first of the month and
in less than one week they have man.
ufactured more sugar and molasses,
and of q much better quality than
they did during the entire season
last year. They now have 10000
pounds in barrels and Is, 900 pounds
in the hot room, awaiting the action
of the centrifugals. Upon an esti-
mate being made it is shown that the
cane yields from 1O4 to 11O pounds
of sugar and twelve gallons OF mo-
lasses to the ton, whereas last year
they made only so pounds to the
ton, and from much better cane than
that produced this year. The Sec
ond sugar, it is estimated, will not
fall short of 20 pounds per ton.
Taking this data as a basis, 1t is es-
tlmated that the gross cost of sugar
manufactured here will not exceed
Sc per pound, and it is believed that
further experimentation may mate
rally reduce this fgure.-Rural
World.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1887-09-29
Kiiled His s1sesr.

At 1880 p. m. Thursday two
children, James and Annie Eagan,
residing at No. 812 North Levee,
were playing with toy pistol, which
was accidentally discharged. the con-
tents entering the body of Annie.
killing her instantly. James is 8
years of age. Annie was 6. Mar
tin Eagan, their father, was absent
taking another son, who was suffer
ling with q serious cut in the wrist, 10
the city hospital - Post- DispGtek.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1887-09-29
suckIeuie Arnics sslvs.

The best SaIye in the world for
Cuts. Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum. Fever Sores, letter, Chap
ped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, ,and ali
Skin Eruptions, and positively cures
Piles. or no pay required. Il Is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
tion, or money refunded. Price 25
cents per box. For sale by w. c.
CASTOR 8 Co. laIY
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1887-09-29

An accident, that happened ID an
almost un-heard OF manner, Is re-
ported from Arkansas CITY. A man
was riding on the footbosrd OF 4
switch engine when COW came out
Of the weeds on to the track just
ahead Of the engine, and before The
rider could change bis poslsioa bis
limbs we're crushed beskseH tie en-
aine snd he body q ths1 eoV.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1887-09-29
Alcohol No Good.

It is well known that the men in
the logging camps and on the log
drives are able to do better work on
tea than the use Of alcohol or any
other stimulant. It has been assert
ed also that when men are exposed,
as on the special trips In the Arctic
expeditions, to great extremities OF
cold and exhaustion, they have been
able to endure greater exposure and
fatigue on tea than on any
great stimuIsnt. Gen. GreeIy,
of Arctic fame comes forward 10 cor
firm this testimony by the experience
Of his men when they were so near
starving at Cape Sabine. The use Of
alcohol was not attended with IN
cIease Of vital power, and the men
who did entirely without it came off
the best for the terrible struggle in
life. Hts testimony makes the point
that men do their best work under
trying circumstances by using tea
or cocoa, not by resorting to alcohol.
He urges this point In the August
Forum, not on moral, but on eco
nomic grounds. He thinks that he
will not have given bis testimony IN
vain if it shall have the effect of COR
recting among any class of laboring
men the mistaken idea that their Ca
pacitY for work is increased, or their
powers Of endurance to exposure
and cold enhanced by the use Of al
cohol. Here is . sound, economic
argument for temperance, or even
total abstainance.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1887-09-29

AN Ohio bull chased a surveyor,
and was about TO give him toss
when he was killed by bullet. The
owner Of the bull sues for damages,
while the surveyor shows that he
was employed by the county, and
the result will be three years law
suit.